A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Department of Education to study expanding student access to free and reduced-price school meals.

Direct the Kentucky Department of Education to study expanding access to free and reduced-price school meals at schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.

Introduced: March 2, 2026

Last action: March 9, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

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This resolution would direct the Kentucky Department of Education to study ways to expand student access to free and reduced-price school meals through existing federal school lunch and breakfast programs. It does not change current meal eligibility rules but calls for a formal review of how access could be broadened. The bill is currently in committee in the Kentucky House. Who it may affect: students from lower-income families and the schools that participate in federal meal programs.

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